Reventador

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Reventador is an active volcano which lies in the eastern Andes of Ecuador. It lies in a remote area of the national park of the same name. Since 1541 it has erupted over 25 times, although its isolated location means that many of its eruptions have gone unreported. Its most recent eruption was in 2007, but the largest historical eruption occurred in 2002. During that eruption the plume from the volcano reached a height of 17 km and pyroclastic flows went up to 7 km from the cone.

On March 30, 2007, the mountain spewed ash again. The ash reached a height of about two miles (3 km, 11,000 ft). No injuries or damages have been reported.[1]

Map showing the location of Reventador and other volcanoes in Ecuador.

The volcano's main peak lies inside a U-shaped caldera which is open towards the Amazon basin to the east. Its lavas are andesitic.

[edit] References

• Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Reventador
• http://www.igepn.edu.ec/vulcanologia/reventador/reventador.htm
• Photos of Reventador from August 2005

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Reventador ashes over Quito - 2002

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